VAR

See also: Appendix:Variations of "var"

Translingual

Symbol

VAR

  1. (physics, electrics) volt-ampere reactive

Hypernyms

English

Noun

VAR (countable and uncountable, plural VARs)

  1. Initialism of value-added reseller: A business that re-sells goods, especially with some additional service, such as selection assistance, installation, or support.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of VaR; Value at Risk.
  3. Acronym of vector autoregression.
  4. (soccer) Initialism of video assistant referee.
    • 2018 June 18, Phil McNulty, “Tunisia 1 – 2 England”, in BBC Sport[1], archived from the original on 21 April 2019:
      [Harry] Kane was the victim in incidents plucked straight from the world of wrestling in each half, and on neither occasion did any of the officials – on the pitch or in the VAR booth – see fit to intervene in what were obvious penalties.
    • 2025 July 19, Tom Garry, “Berger stars in shootout as Germany overcome early red card to fell France at Euro 2025”, in The Guardian[2], →ISSN:
      Another offside decision, confirmed by the VAR, also ruled out a French “goal” early in the second half, when Geyoro tucked in on the rebound from Berger’s close-range save from Marie-Antoinette Katoto; [] .

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Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English VAR.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈva(ʁ)/ [ˈva(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈva(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈva(ʁ)/ [ˈva(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈva(ɻ)/
 

  • Rhymes: -aɾ

Noun

VAR m (plural VARs)

  1. (soccer) video assistant referee
    Synonym: videoárbitro

References

  1. ^ VAR”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082025

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English VAR.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaɾ/ [ˈbaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: VAR

Noun

VAR m (plural VARs)

  1. (soccer) video assistant referee

Further reading